Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 8-712.3

(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) “Livery vessel owner” means a person who engages in whole or in part in the business of renting, leasing, or chartering a Class A vessel for a period of less than 24 hours.

(3) “Class A vessel” means a motorboat that is less than 16 feet in length as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 C.F.R. § 24.10-17.

(4) “Seaworthy condition” means the ability to withstand ordinary stress of wind, waves, and other weather that the vessel might normally be expected to encounter.

(1) Each vessel is in seaworthy condition and equipped for the waters where the vessel is intended to be used; and

(2) The livery vessel owner or agent or employee of the livery vessel owner possesses a boating safety certificate approved by the Department.